Stand for washing machine wringer head



May 1962 R. K. VAN FLEET 3,036,828

STAND FOR WASHING MACHINE WRINGER HEAD Filed NOV. 15, 1958 37! /4 36 37 Robert K, Van Fleet H I/ INVENTOR.

I ecu W gm 35 35 ilnited States a tent tree 3,036,828 STAND FOR WASHING MACHINE WRINGER HEAD Robert K. Van Fleet, Rte. 3, Bellevue, Ohio Filed Nov. 13, 1958, Ser. No. 773,658 4 Claims. or. 269163) This invention comprises a novel and useful support stand for washing machine wringer heads and more particularly relates to a support stand adapted to receive and secure a wringer head assembly in a position which will be convenient and which will enable a repairman to use both hands while he is repairing the wringer head.

Repair-men who work on smaller objects often find it diflicult to make repairs to such objects which, because of their finish, have to be carefully handled, or, because of their size or shape, require at least one hand to steady the object as they are being worked upon.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a support for a washing machine wringer head assembly which will hold the latter securely in various positions enabling a serviceman to make repairs without having to hold it in position with one hand.

Another object is to provide a support for a washing machine wringer head assembly which will keep all of the enameled or painted surfaces from coming in contact with the top of a work bench or the like. I

A still further object is to provide a support for a washing machine wringer head assembly which will support its irregular shape and allow a Serviceman to work with both ands.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the support stand shown holding a wringer head assembly in a vertical position;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the support stand, like that of FIGURE 1, with the wringer head assembly removed;

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 33 of FIGURE 2, and with parts broken away; and,

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged detail view in horizontal section taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 44 of FIGURE 1.

This invention is specifically adapted for use in the servicing of the wringer head assembly of certain conventional washing machines such as the well-known Maytag models 'No. E, J and N.

Referring now specifically to FIGURE 1, the support stand is generally designated by the numeral comprising a base 12, a front vertical supporting member 14 and a rear support member 15 having horizontal bracing members 16 disposed therebetween and secured by screws 46.

The support stand 10 has mounted upon it the wringer head assembly generally designated by the numeral 18 comprising a gear casing 20 having mounted thereon by means of bolts 24 a roller housing 22 having rollers 42 therein.

The drive gear casing 20 has a rounded end wall 26 and a rounded top wall 28 shown in phantom lines in FIG- URE 3, and is supported by front plate 14 having a pair of vertical arms 30 each carrying a clamping means 32 and back plate 15 :having a pair of vertical arms 34. The clamping means 32 comprises washer-like members 33 secured in place by means of bolts 35 and nuts 37. The arms 30 of front plate 14, and the arms 34 of back plate 15, define openings 36 and 38 respectively which hold the gear casing 20 securely in position while it is being worked on. The opening 36 has walls extending longitudinally of said opening, and opening 38 has rearwardly convergent walls 44. The gear casing 20 has extending from one end a drive shaft 40, which when in operation is connected to a driven shaft of the washing machine (not shown), effecting the rotation of the wringer rollers 42.

In operation, when it is desired to work on a wringer head assembly, the assembly may first be placed in the support stand with its rounded end wall 26 projecting downwardly and in contact with the rounded surfaces of openings 36 and 38 as seen in FIGURE 1. After the wringer housing 18 has been removed by the removal of bolts 24, the wringer housing side of the drive gear casing will be exposed and any repairs to that part of the casing may readily be made. As the casing 20 is placed within the openings 36 and 38, the rounded top wall 28 engages the rearwardly convergent opposed surfaces 44 of the opening 38 in rear plate 15. The opposite end of the casing 20 is engaged by the washers 33 of the clamping means 32 which extend into the opening 36 formed in the front plate 14 which is defined by the vertical arms 30. The gear casing 20 is thereby rigidly secured between the back plate 15 and the clamping means 32 on the front plate 14.

If it is desired to shift the position of the gear case 20, it may be placed in position on the support stand 10 with its top wall 28 received within openings 36 and 38 having the end wall 26 engaging the rearwardly convergent surfaces 44 of opening 38, and the wringer housing end of the gear casing engaged by the fasteners 32.

Thus it can be seen that a gear casing for a washing machine wringer head may be rigidly supported in two different positions by this invention enabling any necessary repair work to be done to the casing or to its internal parts with the least amount of effort in that the casing is supported securely and does not have to be held in position by the repairman himself.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A support and assembly stand for a washing machine wringer head assembly of the type including a wringer housing with wringer rollers therein and a wringer roller drive gear casing secured to one end of said housing, said gear casing including a curved top wall adjacent a curved end wall, said stand comprising a base, a support standard rising from said base and including a body having at least two upwardly opening and longitudinally extending U-shaped aligned openings therein projecting downwardly from the top surface thereof, one of said aligned openings having sides extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said aligned openings and being of sufiicient size to snugly receive the end of one of the curved walls of said casing remote from the adjacent curved wall and the other of said aligned openings having outwardly converging side walls and being of suflicient size to snugly receive the end of said one curved wall at its intersection with the adjacent curved wall, clamping means carried by said body adjacent said one opening adapted to engage said casing and to secure the latter to said body and within said aligned openings with said other curved wall being frictionally seated between said converging surfaces of said other opening, said clamping means comprising a washer-like stop secured on the outside surface of said vertical arms of one of said vertical members remote from the other of said vertical members, said stop projecting into the corresponding opening and restricting the passage of the ends of said casing therethrough.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said support standard comprises two vertical members secured to said base and bracing means disposed between and connected to said vertical members.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said vertical members have each a pair of vertical arms defining said aligned openings therebetween.

4. A support and assembly stand for a washing machine wringer head assembly of the type having a drive gear casing and a wringer housing with wringer rollers therein connected to one end of said casing, said casing including a curved top wall adjacent a curved end wall, the bottom end of said casing having a drive shaft journaled therein and being mountable on top of a washing machine whereby said drive shaft will be connected to a driven shaft effecting the rotation of said wringer rollers comprising; a base, two spaced vertical parallel plates rising from and secured to said base, said plates each having two upwardly projecting arms defining longitudinal and horizontal aligned front and rear U-shaped openings therebetween, said openings being of sufficient size to snugly receive said casing, bracing members disposed between and connected to said vertical plates intermediate the top and bottom surfaces thereof, and clamping means carried by each arm defining said front opening adapted to engage an end of said casing and to secure the latter to said stand within said openings, the opposed surfaces of said front opening being in parallel relationship and said rear opening having rearwardly convergent opposing surfaces whereby to receive the flat sides and one of the round walls of said casing respectively, said clamping means comprising a washer-like stop secured on the outside surface of said vertical arms and one of said vertical members defining said front opening remote from the other of said vertical members, said stop projecting into said front opening and adapted to restrict the passage of the ends of said casing therethrough.

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